Live blog: Luke Rowe back racing tomorrow, North American Handmade Bike Show pics, new Wiggins kit + more
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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ktache 1 hour ago
@Mr Blackbird It's quite a skill.
chrisonabike 2 hours ago
@Terry Hutt good point, although while doing testing without a helmet I broke my shoulder and have suffered various other contusions. So I suggest the control should not be "no helmet" as in my experience that adds the confounding variable of your other limbs and appendages as (for some) instinct will mean you sacrifice them to protect your head...
chrisonabike 2 hours ago
@mdavidford or the highly skilled cycle football / radball players...
chrisonabike 2 hours ago
@No Reply dunno about childish, but I haven't heard that one since the 90s. Can't say I miss it.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Bit harsh on the BMXers.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
@No Reply Er, nope - there are no age restrictions on the site. As previously noted, though, if it were restricted to adults, your choice of language would seem to mark you out as someone who shouldn't be on it.
No Reply 3 hours ago
@Mr Blackbird This is an adult forum. If adults are getting so worked up over the term bum chum, then they need to get a grip. People have a right to be offended, people have a right to offend. But if someone finds offence in something, it doesn’t mean its offensive. It means they are offended. Two different things. I am as free to offend as you are to feel offended. Freedom of speech. Do you want to silence freedom of speech? Or just silence things you don’t like?
Mr Blackbird 3 hours ago
@No Reply You obviously have a lot of knowledge of cyclo cross and make a valid point, but why detract from your comment by using a phrase that is probably offensive to the majority of readers?
Terry Hutt 4 hours ago
@chrisonabike I think the important message here is that your head will fly 20% further if you are wearing a collapsible helmet. Has anyone researched how far your head will fly if you're not wearing a helmet at all? Seems worthy of a research grant.
Mr Blackbird 4 hours ago
Any cyclist caught cycling backwards (on a non-fixed wheel bike) should be jailed for at least 2 years and have their bike confiscated. Such a despicable manoeuvre is dangerously confusing to motorists and pedestrians.
8 thoughts on “Live blog: Luke Rowe back racing tomorrow, North American Handmade Bike Show pics, new Wiggins kit + more”
I once tried to get
I once tried to get compensation out of Reading Council for a broken wheel when I hit a pot hole on Cow Lane.
Was told that because it hadn’t been reported prior to me hitting it, they couldn’t be held liable for not fixing it and therefore weren’t going to pay me anything.
LastBoyScout wrote:
That’s often the response and it’s generally defensible in law so long as they can demonstrate they have an adequate monitoring regime in place. You might ask for details of the inspection regime for that stretch of road and details of the most recent inspection.
It’s also why it’s really important we report potholes. If they’re reported then the road authority can’t deny knowledge (might be worth checking the pothole reporting sites too – see if it was reported).
CUK’s fillthathole website and app are good because they give you a record of what you submitted – councils’ own sites often don’t (which could allow them to deny knowledge).
Duncann wrote:
https://www.fillthathole.org.uk/
Monmouthshire county council
Monmouthshire county council paid my claim for broken car suspension and promptly fixed the hole the same day, it’s always worth asking.
That Wiggins kit is quite
That Wiggins kit is quite sharp, modern but a bit retro and nice GB colours; just a shame it is marred by all the writing and names on it.
Why is Luke Rowe riding
Why is Luke Rowe riding around what looks like Sepang International circuit in Malaysia?
Edit – No, it’ll be the Abu Duabi circuit, given the headline. Are the middle east roads too dangerous to ride on?
joules1975 wrote:
There’s stages out of town, near the centre, by the sea and also in the Yas Marina as normal. Bit a mix. There’s even an ITT this year.
I love Tom Dumoulin, but both
I love Tom Dumoulin, but both that kit and bike are really uninspiring for a world champion, maybe it’s the shapes of the bike but compared to other recent winners bikes it looks a bit dull, and as for the kit, I don’t know if they were going for turn of the millenium 3rd division team kit, but it looks pretty poor. The Sunweb logo doesn’t help, looks like it was put together by some school kids using Word during detention.